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By Lamoi PRIDE Columnist I remember the first time I fell in love with the idea of being the loud-mouthed audience member on a talk show, was while watching Jerry Springer—the early 90s digestible real world issues Jerry Springer, not ...

By Lamoi Pride Columnist If you were to scroll down any of my social media feeds, you will see myriad images of me in the act of breastfeeding my daughter; in many of them, my nourishing breast is not covered ...

By Lamoi Pride Columnist How would you define Social Consciousness? To heavily paraphrase Steve Biko, voice of the Black Consciousness movement in South Africa: “Social Consciousness is the acceptance, rejection, and application of the value systems of where you live, ...

By Lamoi | L. Ardor Pride Columnist How do you love a Black Man? That was a question posed on a social media site, and I was not surprised to see the answers were few. For many, that is a ...

By L. Ardor | Lamoi Pride Columnist On any given day, if you were to scroll down a social media platform feed, you will no doubt see the plethora of video uploads exposing people in the throes of their humanity. ...

By L. Ardor | Lamoi Pride Columnist On February 1, Muslim women all over the world are extending an invitation to cover up. World Hijab Day, founded by Nazma Khan in 2013 in recognition of Muslim women who choose to ...

By L. Ardor Pride Columnist I cannot say that The Cosby Show significantly contributed to my childhood; I will not even use the creative license to exaggerate. Yes, I watched it as a child, laughed and danced along with the ...

By L. Ardor Pride Columnist Ferguson. Eric Garner. #BlackLivesMatter. In these past few months our senses have been consumed more than ever with race, and the system that flourishes in its presence—since Michael Brown was murdered on August 9, 2014 ...

By L. Ardor Pride Columnist There is no doubt that we are living in the age of technology, anything that we need is available at our fingertips. Cellphones, chat rooms, online shopping, and a plethora of social media websites have ...

By L. Ardor Pride Columnist First, Canadian media personality Jian Ghomeshi, then the Hollaback street harassment awareness campaign video that went viral, and sparked conversations all around the world, and now “pick up artist” Julien Blanc; for women, these past ...